I read a conversation somewhere on line yesterday where a Mum was asking how people store their children's artwork and other special things that they make and it reminded me of this post so I thought I'd give it a quick dust off and rehare it with you because I used to hoard their creations so much that I had boxes full of it.For years we had an ever-changing art gallery on the kitchen walls which was so popular when I posted about it that we were featured in a newspaper sharing our little gallery with the world.We'd stick up the new art and put what we took down in our art box but … [Read more...]
My secret to packing my carry-on bag for flights….
If all goes well, as you read this I will have just taken off on our family Summer holiday so I thought I'd do a kind of 'what's in my hand luggage' kind of a post today.First up, my bag is genuinely my husband's worst nightmare as it doesn't have a secure fastening and he's convinced someone is going to help themselves to everything that's in there which is why I'm not allowed custody of the tickets, passport or money. I'm only allowed my Macbook as it's got things on top of it so it's almost impossible to steal that without a good rummage around in there. Also, it's hidden at the … [Read more...]
Is FOMO messing with your budget?
FOMO = Fear of missing out!FOMO might be an acronym that many of us had to Google in order to understand what on earth our children were talking about (or is that just me?) but it's actually a very real thing that may have been messing with your budget for years.Let's look at a couple of examples so you see what I mean...A group of your friends are going to the cinema to see a film and out for a meal or drink afterwards. You're a bit skint but don't want to be the only one going so you go along even though you could really use the money elsewhere.Your friend's hen night … [Read more...]
10 ways to have fun at the beach this Summer (whatever the weather)….
We live about two minutes drive from the beach so it's only natural that it's one of our favourite places to visit as a family. There's so much more you can do at the beach other than just building sandcastles and paddling in the sea so today, I'm going to share 10 ways you can have fun at the beach...Be an Artist Channel your creative side by taking a sketch pad and some pencils and just drawing whatever you see or if sketching isn't your thing then get all artistic with seashells, seaweed and driftwood by making giant art in the sand.We've done this so many times in the past … [Read more...]
How to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker….
Have you ever wondered how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker? To be honest, I probably don't need a whole post to tell you how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker, I could probably fit everything you need to know in a tweet. ;-)But seeing as we've just polished off our Sunday dinner made up of slow cooker chicken, Yorkshire puds and veg I thought I'd tell you how I cooked our chicken today.Before I do though, I will say that this isn't my favourite way to cook chicken because it literally cooks it so melt in your mouth soft that it tends to fall apart when you … [Read more...]
The perfect BBQ for those people who don’t like to BBQ….
Until recently, we've not really been BBQ people.That's kind of a lie as we LOVE a good old BBQ - at someone else's house where we don't have to worry about what direction the wind is going to blow the smoke or whether we're going to poison any visitors (or indeed ourselves) with half cooked meat.Because of this, we've never really had a good BBQ and have usually just relied on the cheap disposable ones because they're cheaper when you consider how few BBQs we have and also, they don't need cleaning afterwards.But this year, our garden is looking nicer than it has for a long time … [Read more...]
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